Citizens for Justice and Peace
Khoj Celebrates International Human Rights Day CJP's Secular Educational Program keeps the spirit of Constitutional Values alive among students
11-Dec-2019
CJP’s Khoj recently celebrated International Human Rights Day with a bunch of young students from a school in Mumbai. Students came together, enacted plays, sang and danced in harmony reiterating the basic rights of an Indian Citizen. Khoj continues to promote constitutional values among young minds. Support CJP’s Secular Educational Program Khoj. Know more about…
Khoj Workshop receives overwhelming response from young women CJP's Educational Program for a plural India
18-Nov-2019
CJP’s conducted a two day workshop with a bunch of young bright students studying at Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai. The Workshop talked about Gender, Caste, Democracy, Identity, Violence, Discrimination and the values of constitution and was met with overwhelmingly positive response by the students. Khoj will continue to promote constitutional values among young minds. Related:…
CJP spreads the message of peace, helps those affected by hate CJP Wednesdays
13-Nov-2019
This Week, CJP conducted an interactive Khoj Workshop with fifty women and initiated an interfaith meeting at Ramakrishna Mission in view of the Babri Masjid Judgement. The CJP team in Assam also visited the survivors of Nellie Massacre in Borbari, 40% of whom have been left out of the final NRC. CJP is working continuously…
KHOJ: Ahinsa aur Shaanti Program on Gandhi Jayanti CJP's Educational Program for a Plural India
16-Oct-2019
On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti this year KHOJ organised an event titled “Ahinsa aur Shaanti” at Nadkarni Park School in Wadala for over 50 students from the Marathi, Urdu and Hindi medium schools. These students participated and performed in the event. KHOJ is an Education for a Plural India movement. It is an innovative…
KHOJ celebrates teacher’s day CJP's Educational Program for a plural India
10-Sep-2019
CJP’s Khoj is a secular educational program that teaches constitutional values to children. This is a Teachers’ Day celebration organised by Khoj in a school in Mumbai. Related: An Introduction to KHOJ KHOJ: Self Portrait and Problem Solving KHOJ: Maps and Personal Histories KHOJ: Rights and Duties
KHOJ: Rights and Duties CJP's Educational Program for a Plural India
28-May-2019
This session is expected to evolve a lasting understanding and grasp within young minds of what his/her rights are as an individual. Our Rights and Teachers Rights, Rights and Responsibilities and Rights and Duties. A critical part of the discussions involve discussing those rights. This module consists of three exercises. Each child is given this…
Teesta Setalvad Case: Supreme Court Expresses Astonishment at Gujarat High Court Judgement NewsClick
14-Mar-2019
The apex court bench issued notice, stayed the high court’s observations, and directed tagging of the case with an earlier and related matter. “How could the Gujarat High Court simultaneously grant anticipatory bail, and allow the police the liberty to take activists Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand into custody?” an astounded CJI Ranjan Gogoi-led bench…
Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand get Anticipatory Bail in Khoj Case Truth wins as Guj HC provides relief to Human Rights Defenders
08-Feb-2019
In a huge victory, the Gujarat High Court has granted anticipatory bail to journalist, educationist and human rights activist Teesta Setalvad in connection to a case of alleged misappropriation of funds obtained by her education NGO Khoj from the Ministry of Human Resources Development under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. The court also granted bail to her…
Teesta Setalvad, Javed Anand Granted Relief From Arrest The Wire
08-Feb-2019
The Gujarat high court has asked the two human-rights activists to cooperate and appear when summoned on the embezzlement case against them. New Delhi: The Gujarat high court allowed anticipatory bail pleas of Mumbai-based activists Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand on Friday. The two are facing arrest in a case of embezzlement of Central government funds.…
KHOJ: Maps and Personal Histories CJP's Educational Program for a Plural India
18-Dec-2018
This is one of KHOJ’s teaching modules. Each child in the class is given one map and the session involves dotting specific locations on the map that are the spots that have impact on the child’s life in and around his/hers home, school family and community life. Find out more in this video.